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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article L712-7

The Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle shall reject the application for registration: 1° If it does not satisfy the conditions set out in Article L. 712-2 ; 2° If t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Customs detention

Article L716-8-4

I.-When the detention of goods suspected of infringing a registered trademark is implemented after a request referred to in Article L. 716-8 has been accepted, the goods suspected of infringing the re…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Rights conferred by the trade mark

Article L713-3-1

In particular, articles L. 713-2 and L. 713-3, the following acts or uses: 1° Affixing the sign to the goods or to their packaging; 2° Offering the goods, placing them on the market or holding them fo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Withholding

Article L623-40

I. - When the detention of goods suspected of infringing a plant variety certificate is implemented after a request mentioned in Article L. 623-36 has been accepted, goods suspected of infringing a pl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article L721-3

The application for approval or amendment of the specification is lodged with the Institut national de la propriété industrielle by a defence and management body, defined in article L. 721-4, represen…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Designations of origin

Article L721-1

The rules for determining designations of origin are set out in Article L. 115-1 of the Consumer Code reproduced below: "Article L. 115-1 : An appellation of origin is the name of a country, region or…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: European Union trade mark

Article L717-5

…opean Union trade mark may only be converted into an application for a national trade mark in the cases provided for in Article 139 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017. In these cases, the na…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L716-11-1

In addition to the penalties provided for in articles L. 716-9 and L. 716-10, the court may order the total or partial, definitive or temporary closure, for a maximum period of five years, of the esta…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L716-8-9

Once the offences provided for in articles L. 716-9 and L. 716-10, to the seizure of products unlawfully manufactured, imported, held, offered for sale, delivered or supplied and of equipment speciall…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article L712-9

A trademark registration may be renewed if it does not involve any modification of the sign or extension of the list of goods or services. The owner of the trade mark shall be informed by the National…

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